This is Me:

Disclaimer:

The information contained in this blog is the result of my many years of experience and does not necessarily represent the views or policy of any organization I belong to or work for.

Qualifications:

So the question is who am I?How can I say anything about the environment?I have worked in the environmental field for over 30 years, in a local Health Department, a not for profit environmental agency, a private environmental consulting lab and at a big oil company. I have publish research papers on salt contamination from treatment discharges effecting well water and preemptive closures of bathing at beaches. I have presented at the American Public Health Association, The National Environmental Association, the Association for the Advancement of Sciences and the USEPA.I have been an expert witness for environmental issues in various legal proceedings and my research and the information has influenced policy makers on all levels of government. Finally, I have my Environmental R.S. License.

Additional Information:

My work has not been confined to analytical chemistry or the environment since I deal with microbiology, entomology and epidemiology and a daily basis. I have worked with the Centers for disease Control (CDC), The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Environmental Protection agency (USEPA) and various Connecticut State Environmental and Health Agencies in each of their areas of expertise, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Aquaculture and the Department of Health.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

last one

no, not my last post, but today I went to a celebration of the last health director i worked for.
I have worked for 10 of them and of the ten, i liked her as an intelligent, hard working individual, the best.
She was courteous and wanted to do good.
She was not a doctor, rather was an epidemiologist and i never thought she received the respect she deserved.
I saw much of the undeserved disrespect she received from underlings and higher ups.
They did not know her or even bothered trying to get to know her.
It was their loss.
She will move on to the private sector and will not need to deal with the same politics that exist in government.
I wish her well, but i believe she will be appreciated for her many talents in her new endeavor.